Yard News September/October 2013 - U.S. Coast Guard
Yard News September/October 2013 - U.S. Coast Guard
Yard News September/October 2013 - U.S. Coast Guard
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2 <strong>Yard</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
The Commanding Officer’s Column<br />
by Captain George A. Lesher<br />
Greetings, Shipmates! Lots of great<br />
work going on at the CG <strong>Yard</strong> as<br />
detailed in this newsletter. EAGLE has<br />
made her annual trek to the shipyard,<br />
and we are overhauling her forward<br />
mast, among the other work in her<br />
availability package. The shiplift is full<br />
with the MEP 270’ WMEC<br />
MOHAWK, SAPELO, and VIGI-<br />
LANT. The OAKRIDGE is coming<br />
back to life after completing repairs<br />
and the second of two successful<br />
raising and lowering evolutions.<br />
On the people side, you will notice<br />
an article on one of our command<br />
initiatives which is to improve the<br />
workplace climate at the CG <strong>Yard</strong>. I’ll<br />
save the details; you can read the<br />
complete story later in this letter. As<br />
you have heard many times before, the<br />
<strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> is about the people.<br />
Without them, we can’t perform a<br />
single one of our missions. No different<br />
here in the shipyard or with our<br />
base operations. Speaking of people,<br />
sadly we lost one of our own a few<br />
weeks ago. ET1 Kelly Murphy, from<br />
the C3CEN Electronics Repair Facility<br />
located here in Baltimore, passed<br />
away as a result of an automobile<br />
accident. His family’s request was to<br />
get to know some of his <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong><br />
shipmates that culminated in a memorial<br />
service held at the gym and<br />
attended by over 400 people from<br />
every command in the area. Although<br />
it was a very sad occasion, I could see<br />
that his family very much appreciated<br />
getting to know the people that were<br />
part of his <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> family and<br />
hear them talk about ET1.<br />
<strong>2013</strong> <strong>Yard</strong> Strategic Planning Session<br />
There is a short article below about<br />
a strategic planning session conducted<br />
by members of the CG <strong>Yard</strong> Executive<br />
Steering Committee. We still have a<br />
lot of work to do, but the group<br />
mapped out seven goals for us to be<br />
successful in the near future (2-5<br />
years) as an organization. In the<br />
coming months, we will be developing<br />
these goals into our business routine<br />
and measures, modifying the previous<br />
plans developed back in 2009.<br />
By the time you read this, we will be<br />
approaching the holiday season. Please<br />
take extra time and caution in your<br />
travels, whether long distance or<br />
locally. Be especially cautious about<br />
drinking and driving – best thing is to<br />
not do it. Designate someone as the<br />
driver so the others in your party can<br />
safely have fun. My holiday wish is<br />
that everyone comes back to work in<br />
the New Year safe and sound.<br />
Thanks for all you do,<br />
Semper Paratus!<br />
Members of the <strong>Yard</strong> Leadership Council and Executive Steering Committee attended a three-day strategic planning<br />
session at the Maritime Institute for Technology and Graduates Studies in Linthicum, Maryland, on <strong>October</strong> 29, 30, and 31.<br />
The team identified the following seven goals for further development; 1) Develop a skilled workforce to complete ISVS<br />
and Depot Maintenance, 2) Modernize the <strong>Yard</strong> organization and business processes, 3) Execute ISVS project on-schedule<br />
and within budget, 4) Maintain and update the Base and Industrial facilities to meet the mission, 5) Complete depot<br />
maintenance projects at best value to the <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong>, 6) Maintain Base support to the <strong>Yard</strong>, Tenants, and public service,<br />
while complying with regulations, 7) Create awareness of the value of the <strong>Yard</strong>. These goals will be further developed<br />
and implemented as the <strong>Yard</strong>’s Strategic Plan.<br />
See Strategic Planning, pg 3<br />
<strong>2013</strong> Combined Federal Campaign<br />
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